Former Sabino standout Kelsey Jenkins hit a 2-run homer and recorded 5 assists to lead the Canadian Wild of the National Pro Fastpitch league past the Beijing Shougang Eagles of Daytona Beach. For her efforts, Jenkins was named the Park Planet Player of the Game.

The Canadian Wild of Southern
Illinois went 6-0 in the preseason with the season opener scheduled for
Thursday against the USSSA Pride of Florida. The Canadian Wild is made up of players
from the Canadian National Team.

Jenkins is hitting a team-best .625 entering the regular season.

Former University of Arizona pitcher Danielle O’Toole plays for the Chicago bandits and former Wildcat Chelsea Goodacre plays for the USSSA Pride.

This list will be updated all year
in an effort to recognize all former local prep stars who have gone on to
achieve either academic and/or athletic awards at the next level. These are not
high school awards but collegiate and professional recognitions. NOT
CHAMPIONSHIPS. If you are aware of anything I have missed along the way, please
let me know.

Portions
from news release.

We recognized 164 athletes in 2018. We have 99 athletes recognized this year so far.

Kelsey Jenkins/Softball
Sabino/Canadian Wild
Park Planet Player of the Game (5/31)

Jake Engel/Baseball
Ironwood Ridge/Dixie State
RMAC Player of the Week (4/2)
D2 Baseball Team of the Month (4/8)
All-RMAC First Team (5/7)
RMAC All-Tournament Team (5/15)
D2CCA South Central Region First Team (5/15)
NCBWA D-II 1st Team All-American (5/29)
CCA NCAA II 1st Team All-American (5/31)

Tristan Peterson/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/New Mexico State
WAC Hitter of the Week (3/25)
College Baseball National Player of the Week (3/25)
WAC Hitter of the Week Nominee (4/1)
Collegiate Baseball 1st Team All-American (5/30)

Abram Carrasco/Basketball
Cholla/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (1/15)
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/6)
First Team All-ACCAC (2/27)
First Team All-Region I, Division II (2/27)
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (3/1)
ACCAC Player of the Year Runner-up (4/8)
NJCAA First Team All-American (4/8)